Milton Ezrati
Author
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”
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Beijing Bows to Demographic Reality
Beijing has decided to change its hukou system of worker registration. Reform will help but not enough to meet all China’s needs.
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China’s Spring Export Surge May Not Be as Durable as It Appears
The April–May surge in China’s exports does not mean Beijing has beaten Trump’s tariffs. This strength will fade, but new aspects do promise durability.
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Beijing Demands Still More Economic Control
Beijing so fears technological competition that it has clamped down more than ever on outbound investments and overseas Chinese business arrangements.
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Financial Trouble Throughout China’s Provincial Governments
Local governments in China report financial problems that render them unable to meet their obligations to either their citizens or their residents.
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China’s Export Machine Faces a Broadening Pushback
Export-dependent China has substituted Europe and the global south for the sales lost to American tariffs, but Beijing faces resistance from these new partners.
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What the Xi–Trump Summit Failed to Address
Both leaders effectively affirmed the status quo, and in doing so, they failed to address critical matters that urgently need attention.
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China’s Centralized Approach to Economics Is the Country’s Greatest Weakness
Contrary to much media commentary and political fear mongering in the West, Beijing’s centralized economic control is more weakness than strength.
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A ‘China Shock’ of Sorts Hits a Part of China
China has lost its competitive edge in several areas—notably, furniture making—because of Trump’s tariffs, but also because of fundamental cost considerations.
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Mixed News on China’s Perennial Property Crisis
Rising developer defaults say the country has a long way to go before it gets out of the woods.
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Trump–Xi Summit Seeks to Stay the Course
May’s summit between Xi and Trump shows that each wants to avoid tension and manage the competition between the two nations.
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